Mount Comfort, Indiana
Mount Comfort, Indiana | |
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Mount Comfort | |
Coordinates: 39°49′51″N 85°54′55″W / 39.83083°N 85.91528°WCoordinates: 39°49′51″N 85°54′55″W / 39.83083°N 85.91528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Hancock |
Township | Buck Creek |
Elevation | 860 ft (260 m) |
ZIP code | 46140 |
FIPS code | 18-51390[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 439557[2] |
Mount Comfort is an unincorporated community in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana.
History[]
A post office was established at Mount Comfort in 1851, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1956.[3]
Mount Comfort was platted as a town in about 1882, when the railroad was extended to that point.[4]
Geography[]
Mount Comfort is located at 39°49′51″N 85°54′55″W / 39.83083°N 85.91528°W.
References[]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Mount Comfort, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Hancock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Richman, George J. (1916). History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Wm. Mitchell Printing Company. pp. 570.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Hancock County, Indiana
- Unincorporated communities in Indiana
- Indianapolis metropolitan area
- Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus geography stubs